When a dentist would like to preview changes needed he can take some study impressions and take photos and a bite registration. When the impressions are poured up in stone, the models can be mounted on an articulator and sent along with the photographs to a dental laboratory for a custom wax up treatment. The dentist can ask the lab to make the proposed changes so that both he and the patient can preview a possible rendition of a the final result.
If the proposal meets with the dentist's and patient's approval, the wax up can be used to help generate temporary restorations that will serve a dress rehearsal for the final result. This can be helpful since the mounted models do not show the position of the lips in relation to the proposed dental restorations.
Usually it when contemplating a make over, generating a "dress rehearsal version of a smile" can be helpful so that the results can be previewed in the mouth prior to instructing a ceramicist on how to make the final restorations appear.
Does a dentist have to release the wax up to the new dentist if they transfer?
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